Gooseneck Road

[CamoDeafie]

Is this area still having logging activity and are spots still blocked off? Any new information?

 

[jimihaze]

Is this area still having logging activity and are spots still blocked off? Any new information?

I don't know for sure but may I suggest joining 4 corners rod & gun club in Salem ranges out to 200yrds. $200 per yr. safe & secure $100 per yr if over 62yrs. old after 1yr membership. I know there are openings

 

[UnionMillsNW]

Any updates on Gooseneck being open? I need to verify a zero tomorrow

 

[jimihaze]

Any updates on Gooseneck being open? I need to verify a zero tomorrow

where do you live? maybe i can help

 

[UnionMillsNW]

where do you live? maybe i can help

Salem and I don't mind driving

 

[Cogs]

Any updates on Gooseneck being open? I need to verify a zero tomorrow

Sorry, Union (& @jimihaze & others), but the new range in the Santiam won't be done till Oct 30th. It will be 110 yrds and will be a real quality place to shoot. It's East of Scotts Mills. However... ODF has that part of the Santiam closed for now because of last years fire! I'm working on an exception for the 30th so we can try out the new range, BBQ and plant some shrubs. Till then, we start construction on the 16th and materials being delivered this week.

You can, however, come see the pit if you want to join the security team and camp there for a night or two. Can't shoot while the contractor is working daytime, but I'm sure there's still a little daylight left when the day is done. We camp behind a locked gate and I need at least two people there each night to oversee the safety of his equipment. A couple nights are open the first week, of the 18th, and most nights are open for the week of the 25th.

Details and security team calendar are in this thread...

615 Pit Shooting Lane in the Santiam State Forest, OR

The GPS is on the Trash No Land Home page in the interactive target shooting map. Click on the 615 Pit shooter icon and it gives you the GPS.

At least it will be a good resource for you that's not too far from the Salem area, compared to the distance to Goosneck.

Hope you find a good spot tomorrow! And hope to see you again soon!

Bill

 

[fstdraw]

Gooseneck still was off limits to shooters as of Tuesday. Even more fire danger signs up. It was wet when I was up there.

 

[jimihaze]

Any updates on Gooseneck being open? I need to verify a zero tomorrow

Salem and I don't mind driving

you can call me, we'll talk 5038379266 jim

 

[akeefer]

No new updates yet, I assume?

 

[jimihaze]

join 4 corners rod & gun club, be done w/public shooting area's more trouble than there worth

 

[roman around]

Hey guys I live in Dallas so I've gone up to gooseneck for years very convenient location. Anyways I went up today and it is open for shooting. They have a couple signs down lower close to the logging operations that say NO TARGET SHOOTING. But once you drive up far enough in it's good to go. I picked up a decent amount of trash unfortunately still a lot of idiots that don't clean up after themselves. Have a good Thanksgiving y'all.

 

[Cogs]

Thanks, roman! Your extra effort is appreciated!

 

[_Will_]

hate to dig up a old thread from the crypt. Are there any long range shooting areas on Gooseneck road anyone wants to share? I've been messing around on Google Earth and base maps. Most of the terrain seems like slopes and small cut off trails people shoot at. Trying to find a nice rifle range to stretch out.

 

[UnionMillsNW]

No. There is nothing safe over 100 yards.

Do people shoot longer with no or poor backstops? Sure. But safely 100 yards is about all you'll get.

 

[Spot]

My coworker went there this weekend and said it was gated because of fire danger. Does anyone know of a map or a website to find when this opens back up.

 

[Cogs]

My coworker went there this weekend and said it was gated because of fire danger. Does anyone know of a map or a website to find when this opens back up.

Closed for 30 days as of Sept 8th. Here's a link to a PDF file of the closure from BLM:
https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/f...D_FIRE CLOSURE ORDER_2022-0907_508withmap.pdf

If that doesn't work, here's the BLM page I got the link from: Scroll down and click on Northwest Oregon. Then you'll see it listed. It will open the PDF.
https://www.blm.gov/programs/public...onal-info/oregon-washington/fire-restrictions

Bill

 

[Member 53328]

No. There is nothing safe over 100 yards.

Do people shoot longer with no or poor backstops? Sure. But safely 100 yards is about all you'll get.

You can get out to at least 500 meters. But you have to be willing to hike steel in on your back. And after you set it more than likely you'll want to just leave it there. That's what my buddy and I used to do in high school. I haven't been to gooseneck in years.

 

[Aero Denezol]

You can get out to at least 500 meters. But you have to be willing to hike steel in on your back. And after you set it more than likely you'll want to just leave it there. That's what my buddy and I used to do in high school. I haven't been to gooseneck in years.

Very interesting. I didn't have a truck when I lived in Dallas so I was limited in where I could go up there. I did find the 100 yard lane and a handful of smaller pistol areas (10-20 yards). I never thought it was very safe. One time I was shooting an AK out there and some guy on a mountain bike came around the corner and pretty much peed his pants.

 

[fstdraw]

Gooseneck will probably open up when we start getting some rain. After 10 days or two weeks of rain, they figure it's getting safe to get back up in there with guns, chainsaws etc.

 

[MedusaOblongata]

Does anybody know if it's open now?

Edit - I was there today (10/23/22), it is open. There are a lot of signs marking many different spots as unsafe for shooting or no shooting allowed at this spot, but after driving around for a while we found a great spot.